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'Do not endorse anything said': MEA rejects Bangladesh's charge over Hasina event

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'Do not endorse anything said': MEA rejects Bangladesh's charge over Hasina event
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The Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated it had no role in a recent media event featuring former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh expressed outrage over the event, viewing it as an affront to its sovereignty.

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The incident highlights the strained diplomatic relations between India and the current Bangladeshi government following the political transition in Dhaka.

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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said that the India "had no role to play" in the recent media interaction made by former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.In a bi-weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that event was organised by a private entity and the government does not endorse anything said at the forum."The government had no role to play in what was an event by a private media entity." Jaiswal said."It does not endorse anything said at the forum, especially with regard to the duly constituted government of Bangladesh," he added.This comes days after Hasina, during a press conference, declared that she was determined to return to Bangladesh in December to put the country on the "right track" by restoring democracy despite the possibility of imprisonment or a death sentence."I know, they may put me in jail or kill me.

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